Mavericks star Anthony Davis has missed the last three games with a calf strain he suffered against the Indiana Pacers last week, after he was already dealing with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy. This stems from him showing up into the season overweight, thinking he could play his way into shape, but his body just can't handle that extra stress.

The Grizzlies’ key member, Ja Morant, raises eyebrows as the 26-year-old was barely speaking with head coach Tuomas Iisalo.

The Dallas Mavericks (2-6) head to Memphis Friday night for their first NBA Cup game against the Grizzlies (3-6). It is a tale of two dysfunctional teams: the Grizzlies, who attempt to make peace with star Ja Morant, and the Mavericks, who attempt to make, well, a shot.

The one good part about the Memphis Grizzlies has been the emergence of rookie Cedric Coward, who has legitimately been good for them, averaging 14.3 PPG and 5.4 RPG. Watching Coward go against Flagg may be the only enjoyable part of this game.

We think that the Rockets should come away with a win, but the potential for a Rockets upset exists if Memphis can turn their concerns into fuel.

Amen Thompson and Alperen Şengün both posted double-doubles as the Rockets got off to a fast start and cruised to a win in Memphis.

Winning momentum remains surging for the Rockets as they dominated the Memphis Grizzlies on the road with a 124-109 victory on Wednesday evening. After tightly losing their first two games, the Rockets are now boasting a stupendous five-game win streak to improve to 5-2.

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Grizzlies lead executive Zach Kleiman emphatically denied any interest in trading Morant following last year’s trade deadline, but the Grizzlies have essentially collapsed since he gave that quote. It’s hard to imagine there can be a sustainable relationship between the player and team going forward without a radical transformation.